The unique format of the Shootout of the South uses a pool play format
to seed Sectionals. A team's performance in the Sectionals determines
which of the 3 single elimination brackets that they will end up in. Here are the standing that are used to seed the Sectionals:

Thursday, June 14, 2012

The Shootout of the South 7-on-7 Football Tournament begins Friday with 19 teams from Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas coming to compete. The Shootout of the South is held in west Little Rock and is in its 8th year. This year’s field includes Allen (TX); four playoff teams from Oklahoma in Heritage Hall, Stigler, Norman, and Afton; Arkansas state champions Fayetteville (7A), El Dorado (6A), and Pulaski Academy (4A); and 11 other Arkansas schools: Bryant, Central (Little Rock), Central Arkansas Christian, Greenbrier, Harrison, Lake Hamilton, Mayflower, Nashville, Russellville, Warren, and Watson Chapel.

Each of the nineteen teams will compete in five pool play games on Friday beginning at 11 a.m. at the Mighty Bluebird Complex at 6800 Pinnacle Valley Road in Little Rock. The last pool play games will begin at 5:25 p.m. Pool play results will seed Saturday’s tournament, which is a guaranteed-two game format, beginning at 10 a.m. The finals for the championship will be at 3:20 p.m. on Saturday. Admission to the tournament is $5 per car each day. Concessions will be available. The Shootout of the South is sponsored by Baptist Health Orthopedic Center, Windstream Communications, Virtual Piggy, Adidas, Convacare, The Hatcher Agency, Landers Toyota, and Midwest Sports.

The top four teams will qualify for the 7on7U National Championship (www.7on7.com) being held July 20-22 in Washington, D.C. Last year’s Shootout of the South Champion, Pulaski Academy, won the inaugural event last July.

Monday, June 11, 2012

West Memphis Christian School will host the WMCS 7-on-7 Showcase on Tuesday, July 10 in West Memphis. The format will be pool play into bracket play. Each team will be guaranteed six games on the day, with the event starting at 2:00 PM. The Tuesday (or other weekday) format of this tournament allows for an additional dates in the 7-on-7 calendar because the weekends are now filled due to the Arkansas Activities Association dead period.

West Memphis Christian School is also hosting a junior high passing league on July 9 and July 16 (Mondays) on the WMCS campus. They are willing to take any junior high team body looking to throw those nights. There will be three games for every team participating.

If you are interested in either event, contact Coach Chris Norton. The organizers are still working to complete the field for the showcase and have openings in the passing. They
intend to have both public and private schools from Arkansas,
Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee. The entry fee for the 7-on-7 tournament is $100 per team. The showcase will be a great tune-up event for any weekend tournament that you will be attending.

Friday, June 8, 2012

The Pulaski Academy Bruins rebounded from their first ever losses at the Sonic Air Raid last weekend to take home the 2012 Arkansas Sports Performance Center 7-on-7 Summer Showdown held at Robinson High School in Little Rock. The win for the Bruins was the second straight outright title and third overall (shared with Bryant in 2010) in the annual ASPC Summer Showdown. PA defeated Little Rock Central 44-14 in the finals of the single elimination tournament in route to a 7-0 day in the showdown.

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

The 2012 Arkansas Sports Performance Center 7-on-7 Summer Showdown will
be held Thursday, June 7 at Robinson High School in Little Rock. Last year's
event was won by Pulaski Academy who will be back to defend their title this year. This year's showdown will feature the largest field in its history and will welcome back all previous champions (Bryant, Hot Springs Lakeside, and Pulaski Academy).

Pool Play will begin at 11:30 and will end at approximately 4:30. All
teams will then be seeded in a 15-team single elimination tournament.

Sunday, June 3, 2012

The Searcy Lions defeated the Pulaski Academy Bruins in the Championship bracket to take home the 2012 Sonic Air Raid title. The two teams met in the finals of the winner's bracket with Searcy winning that battle 30-29 on a last second 2-point conversion. The Bruins ended up winning the loser's bracket, but were shut down in the championship game. The first match-up (winner's bracket final) with Searcy was the Bruins first ever loss in the Air Raid (a 33 game streak dating back to 2007). Searcy was dominate on the day with their only loss coming in a low scoring affair with Shiloh Christian in division play. The Lions were perfect in the double elimination tournament.

The Mayflower Eagles defeated the Lake Hamilton Wolves in the Consolation bracket championship. Mayflower had several tough games (a 1point victory over Wynne in the 2nd round and a 3 point victory in the finals) as they fought through the consolation bracket, but the Eagles finished the double elimination tournament undefeated.